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    Soft soap
    /ˈsôf(t) ˌsōp/

    noun

    • 1. a semifluid soap, especially one made with potassium rather than sodium salts.
    • 2. persuasive flattery: informal "he started treating us as grown-ups, telling it straight with no soft soap"

    verb

    • 1. use flattery in order to persuade or cajole (someone) to do something: informal "timeshare touts try to soft-soap you into buying abroad"

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